Librarians play key roles in shaping national and international copyright policy and in protecting and promoting access to knowledge. EIFL has created a crucial network of librarians in developing and transition countries. It is essential that the members of that network have the fullest possible understanding, not just of the current copyright laws, but also of the ways in which those laws could and should be interpreted and modified in the future.
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Restrictive copyright laws create legal barriers to using resources for education, research and socio-economic development. This can have significant consequences for people who use libraries in developing and transition economy countries, where the ability to produce and use knowledge is a major factor in development.
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NEWS
EIFL and the international library, archives and museum communities have called on (...)
We are pleased to announce the publication of our 2022 Annual Report, in which we (...)
The major achievement at the 43rd session of WIPO’s Standing Committee on Copyright (...)
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Teresa Hackett, EIFL Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager, looks back at a (...)
Teresa Hackett, EIFL Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager, looks back at a (...)
In January 2023, EIFL wrote to the President of Nigeria, His Excellency Muhammadu (...)
EVENTS
The Marrakesh Treaty for persons with print disabilities was adopted by WIPO member (...)
We are delighted to announce that the 2023 EIFL General Assembly, our major (...)
Teresa Hackett, EIFL Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager, will participate in (...)
EIFL-IP IN ACTION
EIFL is working towards an international copyright (...)
CONTACT US
For questions, please contact the Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager Teresa Hackett:
teresa.hackett@eifl.net